Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-09
LOCAL NE w s.
RrNef Mention,

New line pocketbooks at Dorman's
 A tribe of Red Men will be organized in Waterbury Friday night.
 The fall parade and target shoot of the Foot Guard occurs today.
 There will be a sociable at the First church, Fair Haven, this evening.
 Hartford's chrysanthemum show opens to- night. It is held at the Allyn Hall.
 A series of revival services are being held in the First NJ. E. church, Bridgeport
 Police Commissioner Hart is visiting his ranch at Warwego, Kansas. He returns Saturday.
 District Deputy Exalted Grand Ruler Fred Quintard, of New Haven, will install the of- fcers of the local Elks this evening.
 The late Richard Treat Merwin, the build CT, left an estate valued at from S6O 900 to $70,000. The property is left to his family.
 Goddess of Liberty council No. 3, Daugh- ters of Liberth, will hold grand fair at the State House on the 10th, 11th, 18th and 14th of this month.
 Donation day with the St. Francis orphan asylum occurs Thursday, Nov. F. The com mittee meet to organize tomorrow night in St. Patrick's hall.
 MT. Charles Cugle of Hartford has sold his bull dog, Tostig, to Mir. Charles E. Pain of New Haven. Tostig has taken a number of prizes in kennel shows.
 The Rev. w. D. Mckinney, of the Baptist church in Ansonia has withdrawn his resig- nation rendered some weeks since, and will remain with the church.
 Japas H Jordan of Nav Hava0 hoe annaDt ed position as overseer of the planting de- pertinent of the Turner & Seymour Manu- featuring company in Torrington.
 Mrs. Zimmerman, of No. 29 Orchard street. was taken to the almshouse yesterday. As she was suffering with the measles she was refused admittance to the hospital.
 At meeting of the Hartford City Guard Monday evening Second Lieutenant Hubbard was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant Morse.
 The New Milford Gazette pays high com pliment to the Rev. James O'Brien, who was recently removed from that place to be pastor of the Catholic church of the Sacred Heart in Bridgeport.
 Miss Louise B. Chapman of Hartford, daughter of Postmaster Chapman, sails for Europe on the Etruria on Saturday with a party of friends. They expect to be absent about six months.
 The horse car drivers strike in Danbury ended on Tuesday, Superintendent Wylie's offer of $2 per day for twelve hours work, with an allowance of forty-fve minutes for dinner, being accepted.
 The Housatonic Water company at it's an nual meeting in Birmingham Monday de- clared dividend of 4 per cent. upon it's cap ital stock of $10O0O. The old board of directors were reelected.
 At the quarterly convocation of the Epis copal clergy of this county in Waterbury yes terdey, Rev. Dr. Beardsley read au essay on "Sermons and Sermonizing," and Rev. Dr. Harwood an exegetical paper. The divorce question was discussed last evening, subject "The church law with regard to divorce ought to be less stringent"
 A meeting in Bridgeport Tuesday night al the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms for the purpose of es- tablishing a charitable work among street boys in that city was addressed by John c. Collins of New Haven, secretary of the Inter national committee of Christian Workers. He told of the good the same line of work i1 New Haven had done. A committee was ap- pointed to interest the people of Bridgeport in the work, and the sum of $135 was sub scribed.